
How did Mars get its moons? Japan’s MMX space mission aims to solve the puzzle
Japan’s MMX mission will collect samples from Mars’ moon Phobos to determine its origin.
Independent Analysis and Reportage

Japan’s MMX mission will collect samples from Mars’ moon Phobos to determine its origin.

A review found a link between cannabis use and violence, but weaknesses in the evidence make claims that users are twice as likely to be violent misleading.

Support after a pregnancy or infant loss varies widely. Without better evidence, policy reforms may fall short of the needs of Canadian families.

Success in collecting VAT requires detecting under-reporting while making compliance easier and paying legitimate refunds promptly.

Ethiopia’s recurring wars don’t stem from ancient ethnic hatreds, but from a failure to agree on the rules for resolving disputes.

Healthy microbes spread easily through everyday interactions like handshakes and sharing food or water. Disease-causing agents spread in a similar way.

Indigenous knowledge has pushed scientists’ boundaries.

I believe that it is part of a previously unidentified major arterial Roman road connecting modern Pembrokeshire with Ceredigion to the north.

Green Party Leader Zack Polanski has come under intense pressure over a controversial party motion.

Research on the ‘massacre generation’ reveals that shared fear over mass shootings doesn’t lead to shared policy views.

If the US imposed a ban on its diesel exports, as some lawmakers are calling for, it would roil the global market.

GOP allegations that voter fraud is rampant in the US may drive more Democrats – and fewer Republicans – to the polls in November.